The Sky Flower (Thunbergia grandiflora), also called Bengal Trumpet or Bengal clock vine, is a tropical climber, liked as an ornamental plant, but in some tropical countries also considered as an invasive species. The Sky Flower (Thunbergia grandiflora) can reach a length or width of about 10 meters and is native to Bangladesh. Nowadys the tropical vine is widely spread throughout South East Asia, Australia and Hawaii. The Bengal Trumpet has to be trimmed regularly to stop overrunning other plants and overwhelmimg them.
The sky-blue flowers, of Thunbergia grandiflora var. alba pure white flowers, get a size of about 6 cm.
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Image: Sky Flower (Thunbergia grandiflora)
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Image: Sky Flower (Thunbergia grandiflora)